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- 10/5/2023
Alberta Health reverses decision to lower pharmacists’ fees for COVID-19 vaccines this fall
The planned fee change will now take effect on January 1, 2024. - 10/5/2023
CPhA looking for members of its new Pharmacy Virtual Advisory Team
The team will provide information about drug shortages and other aspects of pharmacy practice. - 10/4/2023
Companies and educational groups found using NAPRA’s name and logo without consent
The association is reminding the public that its name and logo aren’t allowed to be used by third parties without direct express written consent. - 10/4/2023
15 ways to reduce and manage drug shortages
The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada offered 15 recommendations around drug shortages to the federal government—including authorizing and paying pharmacists to therapeutically substitute one medication for others in shortage. - 10/3/2023
What do pharmacists and pharmacy technicians think of their scope expansions?
The Ontario College of Pharmacists has finished a 60-day public consultation around the new changes to pharmacists and other staff. Here's what they found. - 10/3/2023
ISMP Canada report warns of aspiration in patients undergoing anesthesia who take GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss
A new report from ISMP Canada shares what doctors, pharmacists, anaesthesiologists and others should do about the increased risk of aspiration after anesthesia for people taking GLP-1 receptor agonists like semaglutide. - 9/28/2023
‘Deplorable’: Canadians believe the federal government should end routine birth evacuations
More than half of respondents in a recent survey said they weren't aware the federal government sent low-risk Indigenous people away from their communities to give birth. Once they learned about it, 95% said routine birth evacuations should be ended. - 9/28/2023
Rural Albertans more likely to be prescribed sulfonylurea for type 2 diabetes
The use of sulfonylurea declined over the years in the province, backed by new evidence and clinical practice guidelines. But it began to decrease four years later in Alberta’s rural areas than it did in its metropolitan and urban locations. - 9/26/2023
Errors related to ADHD medication rose by nearly 300% since 2000: study
Children under six were most likely to have a serious medical outcome or be admitted to a healthcare facility due to an error. - 9/26/2023
Douglas Clark named CEO of the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance
Clark is the first CEO of the alliance, which recently became an independent organization.